Fountain comb



April 24. 1928.

- F. c. MACH- FOUNTAIN COMB Filed Oct. 20, I927 Patented Apr. 24, 1928.-

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK c. MACH, or DILLONVALE, 0310. Y

FOUNTAIN COMB.

Application filed October 20, 1927. Serial 110.22%524.

The invention relates to combs for dressing the hair and has for itsobject the provis on of a comb provided with means for applylng a hairdressing to the hair while the hair is being combed.

A further object of the invention is the provision Of'fi. comb having arecess in its back to contain hair dressing with a filling openingthrough which the hair dressing is applied to said recess, said recessopening outwardly of one side of the back and having the walls of therecess converged outwardly, a presser plate having inclined wallsbeingengaged in said recess to squeeze the contents of the recess throughconduits in the teeth of the comb, said conduits opening outwardly ofthe teeth adjacent to their outer ends.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be foundillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a sideView of the improved fountain comb, shown partly in section,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view on a plane'ihdicated by the line22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a fragmental side elevation partly in section showing ameans for filling the recesswith hair dressing.

In the drawings similar reference charac- 80 ters are used to designatecorresponding parts in the several views.

-In the comb shown in the-drawings, the back 1 has at one end a recess 2formed therein to hold hair dressing in liquid or 85 paste form, saidrecess opening outwardly of one side of the back 1 and having the wallsof the recess converged as shown at 3 and 4. 5 indicating the presserplate having its side edges inclined to engage said walls 3 and 4, andadapted to be engaged by the fingers of the user to press the plateinwardly of the recess to discharge the contents of the recess throughconduits 6 in teeth 7, said conduits communicating with the recess,'andhaving lateral discharge openings adjacent to the outer ends of theteeth, said openings being designated 8.

9 indicates a filler 0 ening at one end of the back 1 and having itsouter end threaded W as shown at 10 to receive a plug 11'to close theopening as shown in Figure 1, or to 're- .ceive a threaded nozzle A of acollapsible tube B, as shown in Figure 3 to supply the recess 2 with aliquid or paste hair dressing.

In the form of the invention shown in the drawings. the end of the back1 remote from the recess 2 has other teeth 12 for combing the hair, butit will be apparent that the fountain comb may be made without theextension and the combing teeth 12 if desired, and furthermore that thecomb may be made of any nmterial and of any proportions opposed walls ofsaid recess converged outwardly of the back, a presser plate havinginclined sides singly engaged in said rec ss,

and adapted to be actuated by pressure of the fingers and teeth carriedby said back and having conduits theretln'ough communicating with saidrecess.

3. A fountain comb. comprising a back having a recess therein and afilling opening comi'nl'micating with said. recess, opposed walls ofsaid recess converged outwardly of the back. a presser plate l'lavinginclined sides engaged in said recess. a resilientfiller strip in saidrecess and engaging said presser plate, said filler strip closing thejoints between the walls of the recess and the presser plate andnormally holding the presser plate outwardly of the recess, and teethcarried by said back and having conduits therethrough communicating withthe FRANK 0; men.

